Climbing figure toy



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FILED JUNE $1921..

INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Jan.-2,1923. wmsa R. D. BELLEW.

CLIMBING FIGURE TOY.

FILE-D lungs, 1921. 2 suns-sun 2.

wrmzss: Q ATTORNEY Patented 2, H9233.

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Application filed June 3, 192 1. s ial'nol vaesa To all 1072 0972 it may concern it known that l, RALPH D. BELLnw, a citizen of United States; residing at Lexington, in the county of Dawson and State of llebraslza have invented new and useful Improvements in Climbing Figure Toys, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to toys, part-icu' larly to those of the automatic type, and'has for its object the provision of toy o erating upon the gravity principle and including vertical support up which moves a figure representing a bear supposed to be in pursuit of other figures representing negroes lodged at diiierent points in the length of the support, the arrangement being suchthat when the bear reaches each negro figure he will carry the latter down to 1116 005 50111 or the device and throw him off, after which the bear reascends and bringsdownthe next figure, and so on, until all the figures have been dislodged whereupon the bear ascends to the top of the support presumably to reach the representation of a cub at said top.

An important'objiectis the provision of a device of the above mentioned character in which the principle involved is merely that oi gravity, a weight being provided for moving; the bear upwardly and the successive dislodged by the bear counterbalanc ing' this weight and causing'the bear to'de scend until the successive figures are thrown oft whereupon the weightavill resume its action oi moving the bear upwardly. 1

Another object is the provision of a device oi? this character in whichthe figurelrepre senting the bear is initially "confinediwithi n th receptacle representing a stump located 'e at the bottoni of the support, aicat'ch means being provided for springing the top of the receptacle to permit the bear figureto start its journey. V

in additional object is the provision of a toy oi this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture;highly entertaining and a1nusing,'11ot likely to get out of order. and ageneral improvement in the art.

With the above andother objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which i I Figure 1 is a side elevation oi? my device,

open position.

Figure 2 is a front e levation,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View, I

Figure a is a cross sectional view on the line l-st of Figure 2 showing the 'means for holdingthe figures upon thessupport,

Figure 5 is across sectional view. showing the stump representation in plan,

Figure 6 is a perspective View of one of the figures and Figure? is a side elevation illustrating' the action. i p

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a suitable base tornied' actually as aiblo'ck'of wood of suitable dimensions. Secured to and rising froin this base is a hollow support or stand 11 within the upper end of which is journale'd a shaft 12 having its ends projecting beyond 'the standar'd and formed as cranks 13'. Secured upon this shaft within the standard is'a pulley l4. Secured upon the upper extreniity of the standard is a smallfigure 15 representing, a bear cub and this figure is stationary and provided partly or ornamental purposes and partly to rep resent the goal to be reached in the operation of the device. it should be stated that the standard is'i irovided in its front side with a longitudinal slot 16 which extends throughout its length. i

Secured uponthe base 10 immediately at the sides of the stanilard 11 are blocks 17 'for a purpose to be described.

Secured upon the base in front of the standard and close thereto; is a substantiallycylindrical receptacle 18 designed to represent a stump and formed Oil sheet metal or other suitable material. This receptacle is provided with a hinged cover 19 engaged by a spring 20,

[a which normally tends to'throw the cover into Thls cover 1s provided at one side \Vlth a lug 21 which s engageable with a catch 22 formed on an upwardly eX- tending spring rod 23 secured upon the base. This rod is also provided with an extension 24 constituting a handle whereby the rod n'i'ay be moved to disengage the catch 22 from the lug so that the cover 19 may fly open. Located within the standard is a cord 25 or the like trained over the pulley 14 and vided at oneend with a weight 26'. The.

l designates a re formed as the re n. entationot a bear and secured to this i'ignre is guide 28 attending; through slot 16 and connected with the other the cord The weight 26 is sin.

en d o 3 ciently heavy that it counterbalances the weight of the figure 27 sothat the latter has a tendency to rise.

In order to increase the interest of the device I provide a plurality of figures 29 formed as the representation of human be,- ings and adapted to beheld upon the standard 11 at intervals'by means of a pair of pins 30 extending from the bodyof'each figure 29 and loosely engaged within holes 31 in the front of the standard. These figures 29 vhave arms 32 partially embracin'gfthe standard and have inclined legs 33""terminating in weighted feet 34:. The I constructihn andarrangement of the parts of the figures .is such that when the pins,

30 are fe'ngaged within the holesS1 the handle 24 of the spring rod 23 whereupon the catch 22 will disengage the lug 21 and the spring pressed cover 19 will fly open. Theflweight;.26Qwillfthen operate to pull upofith'e' cord andthis willrcsult in moving the bear figure 27 upwardly along the standard. When the shout of the bear figure engages the lower end of the body of the first figure 29 the figure -will be moved upward-slightly and, the pins 30 will be disengaged from the holes 31. The weight of this figure 29 will then rest upon the bear figure 2 7 and the combined weights of these two figures will overloalance the weight 26 and the bear figure 27 will descend carrying with it the first figure 29;

As the bear figure reenters the receptacle 18 thfeet 34 or the figure 29 will strike upon the upper ends of the blocks 17 which will result in overthrowing the figure 29' which will then :Eallonto the base 10. Being thus relieved of thelweight ofthe figure 29 the bear will reascend the standard and will engage and carry down the succeeding figure 29 in exactly the same manner. This operation continues until the uppermost figure 29 is carried downand overthrown whereupon the bear will Once more reascend the standard to the very top thereof and join the cub figure.

From the l oregoing'description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simply constructed and consequently inexpensive toy which will be highly amusing and entertaining in use, which will be comparatively automatic in action after being started, and

which will require very little skiILand no special knowledge in its setting. As the parts are few, and the constructionsimple there 'Wlll be practically nothing to get out offorder and the device should therefore have 'a 'longlife;

l Vhile I have shown and described the ureter-red embodiment of m invention it is oi course tobe understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the-form, construction and arrangement of parts as will notdepart from the spirit of the inclaims.

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l. A toy of the character described comprising a base, a slotted hollow standard rising therefrom, a pulley journaled at the top of the standard, a cord trained over said pulley, a weight within the standard secured to one end of the cord, and a figure of a bear disposed externally of the stand ard and carrying a guide extending through said slot of vthe o standard and connected with the other end of the cord, in combination with a plurality of figures arranged one above another along and detachably con- Having-thusdescribed my invention, 1

vention or the scope of the subjoinedl nected with the standard and adapted to be I dislodged by said bear-figure, said figures having arm and leg members engaging agamst the sides of the standard, and said figures havmg their center of gravity at such a point that they will slidably engage against the standard even when dislodged by upward movement of the first named fig ure, the weight of one of said second named figures upon the cllmbing figure overbalancing the weight within the standard to cause descent of the climbing figure carrying a second named figure, and means at the bottom 0]? the standard for throwing 01f "the secondnamed figures successlvely from en gagement with the climbing figure,

2. A toy of the character described comprising'a base, aslotted hollowrstandard rising therefrom, a pulley journaled at the top of the standard, a cord,trained'oversaid pulley, av weight within the standard se cured to one end of the cord, and a figure of a bear disposedexternally oif'the standard and carrying a guide extending through said slot of the standard and connected with the other. end of the cord, in combination with a plurality'of figures arranged one above,

another along and 'detachably connected with the standard and adapted to be dislodged by said bear figure, said last named figures being held upon the support by means of pins projecting from the'fronts oftheir bodies and engaging within holes inthe standard, said figures having arm and leg members engaging against the sides of the standard, and said figures having their center of gravity at such a point that they,

will vslidably engageagainst the standard even when dislodged by upward movement of the first named figure, the weight. of one of said second named figures upon the climbing figure overbalanoing the weight within the standard to cause descent of the climbing figure carrying a second named ure, and means at the bottom of the standard for throwing OK the second named figures succesively from engagement with the clambing figure.

3. A toy of the character described comprising a base, a slotted hollow standard rising therefrom, a pulley journaled in the top of the standard, a cord trained over said pulley and carrying a weight, a figure slidable exteriorly of the standard and carrying a guide extending through the slotand connected with said cord, in combination with a plurality of figures arranged one above another along and detachably connected with the standard and adapted to be successively disloc ged by said first named figure whereby to over balance said weight and cause descent oi? the first named figure, said second named. figures being weighted with the center oi gravity near the standard whereby the second named fig ures will slidably engage the standard subsequent to dislodginent from their initial positions thereon, and an obstruction on said base engaged by the second named figure upon descent thereof whereby to effect dislodgment from engagement upon the first named figure.

In testimony whereof l my signature.

RALPH n. BELLEW. 

